The Importance of Writing
The Importance of Writing
Communication is a necessary part of every day life. More importantly we use writing to communicate not only in work, in school, but also use writing in every day tasks such as email, shopping, traveling, and living. History, record keeping, and art is the basis of writing. Since writing is a main form of communication, and most jobs require writing, writing is taught from an early age.
Words are everything. Words give everything in it meaning. Writing is so Important because all walks of life communicate using writing. There are many different languages and ways to write, but with technology and translation, writing must effectively and proficiently be conveyed to each other to keep the world running , or countries in civil communication. Communication through writing helps form relationships, secure political deals, conduct interviews, secure business deals, and help students graduate through school. Writing, in all forms, has helped accomplish tasks and convey messages through thoughtful communication from past to present, in such ways such as letters, emails, and social media, and will continue to do so into the future.
Bad writing skills can ruin even the best business proposal or business advertisement. Bad grammar, spelling mistakes, and jumbled speech can turn away customers, cause a loss of interest, as well as get you fired or turned away from potential colleges. Since most jobs require a person to have fairly good writing skills, it is important to teach the fundamentals of writing from an early age.
Practice makes perfect. That is why from as early as a child can grip a crayon or pencil, they learn to write. Alphabet letters are practiced daily in kindergarten and elementary school, children are encouraged to write their names on any and all papers. When a child learns to write from young , overtime as they continue to practice, their writing should become proficient.
Writing isn’t just becoming proficient at the letters of the alphabet. To be a proficient writer, one must learn and excel at the language. This includes sentence structure, grammar, and parts of speech. Since writing involves language, the two go hand in hand, meaning language gets taught at an early age as well. It is so Important to write that schools have state standards that must be followed when teaching about writing. Students must pass not only school writing exams, but state and district writing exams as well.
The writing environment is an important aspect of a successful classroom. Just like a soccer field must have the right equipment for soccer practice, the classroom must also have the right equipment. The classroom writing environment should contain pencils, paper, and be welcoming. In my classroom I have encouraging posters on the wall such as “Writing is fun”, and pencil posters. I have my classroom tables set up in stations, so every time we get into writing, the students know to go to the kidney table (Writing station) when it’s time. I noticed to get students excited about writing, they thrive when given jobs. So at the writing station I assign a writing captain, a proof reader, a brain storm executive, and a polisher.
When I teach writing in my special education class, I group writing into ELA. I incorporate reading in the beginning of the school day, have students participate in morning journal where they write 1-2 complete sentences about in response to a writing prompt, we go over parts of speech with activities, and we end ELA with a writing prompt where they write a new story weekly utilizing the parts of speech that we have learned that week. I like to incorporate the whole writing process In my lessons such as brainstorming, drafting, peer review, editing, and sharing. My students love to share their final drafts with class, and it really creates a positive climate In the classroom with discussions and feedback.
My favorite podcast out of the articles and videos was The Community of Writers Podcast. Short and sweet, but related to my style of teaching. I completely agree that we must model the behavior and work ethic we want. Whenever I ask my students to write a story for the day, I will first model it on the white board using the I do it, we do it, you do it teaching method. I find doing this allows students not to feel stuck when coming up with brainstorms of their own. I also agree with the podcast that “having a community of writers who respect each other” is so important. My students love sharing their finished stories with the class, and they can only do that knowing that each classmate respects each other and can give positive feedback. In conclusion, writing is not only important for jobs, careers, colleges, but writing is the way of life as we know it through many forms of communication.
References:
Laurinavicius, T. (2017, December 07). Reasons Why Writing Remains a Critical Skill for Success. Retrieved July 27, 2018, from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/tomas-laurinavicius/reasons-why-writing-remai_b_12701380.html
Session 4: Teaching the Writing Craft: Video 7: Teaching the Writing Craft. (n.d.). Retrieved July 27, 2018, from http://www.learner.org/workshops/writing35/session4/sec2p2.html
Communication is a necessary part of every day life. More importantly we use writing to communicate not only in work, in school, but also use writing in every day tasks such as email, shopping, traveling, and living. History, record keeping, and art is the basis of writing. Since writing is a main form of communication, and most jobs require writing, writing is taught from an early age.
Words are everything. Words give everything in it meaning. Writing is so Important because all walks of life communicate using writing. There are many different languages and ways to write, but with technology and translation, writing must effectively and proficiently be conveyed to each other to keep the world running , or countries in civil communication. Communication through writing helps form relationships, secure political deals, conduct interviews, secure business deals, and help students graduate through school. Writing, in all forms, has helped accomplish tasks and convey messages through thoughtful communication from past to present, in such ways such as letters, emails, and social media, and will continue to do so into the future.
Bad writing skills can ruin even the best business proposal or business advertisement. Bad grammar, spelling mistakes, and jumbled speech can turn away customers, cause a loss of interest, as well as get you fired or turned away from potential colleges. Since most jobs require a person to have fairly good writing skills, it is important to teach the fundamentals of writing from an early age.
Practice makes perfect. That is why from as early as a child can grip a crayon or pencil, they learn to write. Alphabet letters are practiced daily in kindergarten and elementary school, children are encouraged to write their names on any and all papers. When a child learns to write from young , overtime as they continue to practice, their writing should become proficient.
Writing isn’t just becoming proficient at the letters of the alphabet. To be a proficient writer, one must learn and excel at the language. This includes sentence structure, grammar, and parts of speech. Since writing involves language, the two go hand in hand, meaning language gets taught at an early age as well. It is so Important to write that schools have state standards that must be followed when teaching about writing. Students must pass not only school writing exams, but state and district writing exams as well.
The writing environment is an important aspect of a successful classroom. Just like a soccer field must have the right equipment for soccer practice, the classroom must also have the right equipment. The classroom writing environment should contain pencils, paper, and be welcoming. In my classroom I have encouraging posters on the wall such as “Writing is fun”, and pencil posters. I have my classroom tables set up in stations, so every time we get into writing, the students know to go to the kidney table (Writing station) when it’s time. I noticed to get students excited about writing, they thrive when given jobs. So at the writing station I assign a writing captain, a proof reader, a brain storm executive, and a polisher.
When I teach writing in my special education class, I group writing into ELA. I incorporate reading in the beginning of the school day, have students participate in morning journal where they write 1-2 complete sentences about in response to a writing prompt, we go over parts of speech with activities, and we end ELA with a writing prompt where they write a new story weekly utilizing the parts of speech that we have learned that week. I like to incorporate the whole writing process In my lessons such as brainstorming, drafting, peer review, editing, and sharing. My students love to share their final drafts with class, and it really creates a positive climate In the classroom with discussions and feedback.
My favorite podcast out of the articles and videos was The Community of Writers Podcast. Short and sweet, but related to my style of teaching. I completely agree that we must model the behavior and work ethic we want. Whenever I ask my students to write a story for the day, I will first model it on the white board using the I do it, we do it, you do it teaching method. I find doing this allows students not to feel stuck when coming up with brainstorms of their own. I also agree with the podcast that “having a community of writers who respect each other” is so important. My students love sharing their finished stories with the class, and they can only do that knowing that each classmate respects each other and can give positive feedback. In conclusion, writing is not only important for jobs, careers, colleges, but writing is the way of life as we know it through many forms of communication.
References:
Laurinavicius, T. (2017, December 07). Reasons Why Writing Remains a Critical Skill for Success. Retrieved July 27, 2018, from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/tomas-laurinavicius/reasons-why-writing-remai_b_12701380.html
Session 4: Teaching the Writing Craft: Video 7: Teaching the Writing Craft. (n.d.). Retrieved July 27, 2018, from http://www.learner.org/workshops/writing35/session4/sec2p2.html
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